Heung Yee Kuk (constituency)

Heung Yee Kuk
鄉議局
Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Electorate 157 (2008)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1991
Number of members One
Member(s) Lau Wong-fat (BPA)

The Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency, formerly called the Rural functional constituency, is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 1991. The constituency is composed of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Heung Yee Kuk and the Ex Officio, Special and Co-opted Councillors of the Full Council of the Kuk.[2] It has been represented by the Chairman of the Kuk, Lau Wong-fat from 1991 to 2004 and since 2008.

No actual election has been held since its creation in 1985 as all candidates have been uncontested.

Return Members

Rural (1991–97)

ElectionMemberParty
1991 Lau Wong-fat Federation for Stability
1993 Liberal

Heung Yee Kuk (1997 to present)

ElectionMemberParty
1998 Lau Wong-fat Liberal
2004 Lam Wai-keung Nonpartisan
2008 Lau Wong-fat Liberal
2008 Independent
2009 Economic Synergy
2012 BPA

Electoral Results

2010s

Hong Kong legislative election, 2012: Heung Yee Kuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Economic Synergy Lau Wong-fat uncontested
Economic Synergy hold Swing

2000s

[3]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2008: Heung Yee Kuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lau Wong-fat uncontested
Liberal gain from Nonpartisan Swing
[4]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2004: Heung Yee Kuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lam Wai-keung uncontested
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
[5]
Hong Kong legislative election, 2000: Heung Yee Kuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lau Wong-fat uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s

[5]
Hong Kong legislative election, 1998: Heung Yee Kuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lau Wong-fat uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Hong Kong legislative election, 1995: Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lau Wong-fat uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Hong Kong legislative election, 1991: Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FSHK Lau Wong-fat uncontested
FSHK win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ 2008 Legislative Council Election
  2. ↑ http://translate.legislation.gov.hk/b5i/www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/18aa41ff858feaab482567de002c3ff8?OpenDocument
  3. ↑ 2008 Legislative Council Election
  4. ↑ 2004 Legislative Council Election - Election Results
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Legislative Council Elections Results